Heritage Offers High-denomination Lebanon Rarity and Other PMG-certified Rarities
Posted on 2/24/2026
An exceptionally scarce Lebanese issue that is authenticated and graded by PMG® stands as a noteworthy offering in Heritage Auctions’ World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 26, 2026.
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The Lebanon 1939 Banque de Syrie et du Liban 250 Livres graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine was created during the French Mandate period for both Lebanon and Syria, reflecting the complex colonial and monetary history of the region. The obverse depicts the baptistery of St. John’s Church in Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The reverse shows the Sea Castle in Sidon, a 13th-century Crusader fortress. Only eight issued examples of this note are listed in the PMG Population Report, with only one graded higher.
Other PMG-certified notes in this sale include:
- an East Africa, Currency Board 1921 200/- Shillings = £10 graded PMG 55 About Uncirculated
- a Belgian Congo 1942 10,000 Francs Specimen graded PMG 58 Choice About Uncirculated EPQ
- a British Guiana / British Administration 1942 10 Dollars graded PMG 40 Extremely Fine
- a Curacao / Dutch Administration 1892 1 Gulden graded PMG 12 Fine
- a Falkland Islands / British Administration 1899-1920 £1 graded PMG 25 Very Fine NET
- a Hawaiian Islands 500 Dollars Front Proprietary Proof graded PMG 66 Gem Uncirculated EPQ
- a Philippines 1898-99 Republica Filipina graded PMG 62 Uncirculated
- a Republic of Hawaii 1895 (ND 1899) 20 Dollars Specimen graded PMG 67 Superb Gem Uncirculated EPQ
- a Singapore, Board of Commissioners of Currency ND (1980) 10,000 Dollars graded PMG 64 Choice Uncirculated EPQ
- a Zanzibar / British Administration 1908-28 5 Rupees graded PMG 15 Choice Fine NET